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as in obedience
a readiness or willingness to accept or adapt to a given circumstance
She eventually reached an acceptance of her mother's sometimes challenging eccentricities.
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as in approval
permission given to do something
They had a fancy dinner to celebrate his acceptance to Columbia University.
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Recent Examples of acceptance
Crypto is moving into the mainstream globally and the broad acceptance of digital assets is accelerating.
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Beyond mere festivities, Pride is a time for reflection on the progress of LGBTQ+ rights, celebration of diverse identities, and affirmation of the ongoing pursuit of equality and acceptance.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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The version rejected by the Senate had earlier been reworded to meet budgetary rules, by making acceptance of funding from a $500 million infrastructure program conditional on accepting the moratorium.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
The Amazon Vionic sale features more than 50 percent off best-selling summer flip-flops and walking shoes, most bearing a prestigious seal of acceptance from the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
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Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Beyond mere festivities, Pride is a time for reflection on the progress of LGBTQ+ rights, celebration of diverse identities, and affirmation of the ongoing pursuit of equality and acceptance.
—Ana Gutierrez Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Read More: Why AI Regulation Has Become a ‘States’ Rights’ Issue
The version rejected by the Senate had earlier been reworded to meet budgetary rules, by making acceptance of funding from a $500 million infrastructure program conditional on accepting the moratorium.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
The Amazon Vionic sale features more than 50 percent off best-selling summer flip-flops and walking shoes, most bearing a prestigious seal of acceptance from the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptance
Noun
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Their intelligence varies by breed and falls into three types: instinctive, adaptive, and working/obedience.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Conformity, obedience, uniformity Authoritarianism is defined by public opinion scholars as an individual’s predisposition toward conformity, obedience and uniformity and an aversion to diversity, difference and individual autonomy.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Then there’s David Ellison, whose Skydance Media is on the verge of winning approval to take over Paramount Global, owned for decades by the Sumner Redstone family.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
9 July 2025
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Faster licensing at the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has cut approval times from 33 days to just five, yielding $179 million annually in additional worker earnings.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Too many have chosen the politics of non-engagement, which is at best a hair’s breadth away from acquiescence or complicity.—
Kamila Shamsie
June 20,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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This long history of the expansion of executive power, often with the acquiescence of the courts, to violate and restrict civil liberties in the name of national security has ultimately brought us to our current situation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Ofcom noted that the compliance deadline is July 25.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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Other legislation to be discussed over 'Crypto Week' The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) seeks to bring clarity, simplify compliance and both confidence in digital financial technologies.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
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There are still a number of pending cases in which courts haven’t reached any major rulings yet, such as Trump’s defunding of NPR and the government’s agreement with El Salvador to imprison migrants.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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President Trump was right to withdraw from the Obama administration’s misbegotten project in 2018—even though the EU signatories remain pledged to the zombie agreement to this day.—
John R. Bolton,
The Atlantic,
9 July 2025
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Two more have been recommended for confirmation but are awaiting that vote, and another nominee was rejected by the Senate earlier this year.—
Stacey Barchenger,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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In 2022, the most recent year data is available in the monitoring report, Ohio had both the highest sightings and confirmations of black bears on record.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
8 July 2025
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Does being a girl’s girl mean forfeiting your shot at love in deference to a friend’s indecision?—
Lizzie Hyman,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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When Sexton took to the Tennessee House floor in April 2014, his colleagues showed him deference because of his banking experience, said former Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, a rural West Tennessee Democrat and the minority leader at the time, who sponsored the original payday lending legislation in 1997.—
Adam Friedman,
ProPublica,
26 June 2025
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Casey Blaine, the company's senior regulatory counsel, set up a phone call earlier this week with an ADOT employee to discuss the certification process.—
Sasha Hupka,
AZCentral.com,
11 July 2025
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The upcoming launch will be the first operational flight of ULA's new rocket with a pair of US military payloads, following two certification flights in 2024.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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